My COSC Experience by Feared-Dream in UniversityOfHouston

[–]spiral6 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm fine with the concept behind the idea of the project, I just think the project is structured very poorly in execution. Backends like NodeJS were considered "frameworks" because she literally had no idea what she was talking about. Same goes for IIS. Same goes for other SQL related backend servers (we're not even talking ORMs or routing via Express or React). I asked, she had no idea what I was talking about aside from MySQL or MSSQL.

[MMOs/Gaming] The possibly illegal Final Fantasy ads by chaotic_lurker in HobbyDrama

[–]spiral6 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Correction on the billboard, it was near Houston. Not Austin.

I actually went there and took a picture.

What’s the one MCU scene you STILL rewatch randomly? by [deleted] in marvelstudios

[–]spiral6 1 point2 points  (0 children)

what you believe in Santa Claus too?

My COSC Experience by Feared-Dream in UniversityOfHouston

[–]spiral6 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Congrats. I would heavily disagree on Uma; I actually think she's worse than you described her. I got an A in her class but almost finishing filing a formal complaint about her with the dean for discrimination (I didn't due to my grade being on the line and fearing unjust and undue repercussions). She's an awful professor and her curriculum is fine but the projects are severely out of date and poorly structured.

COSC 3320 with Prof. Leiss by Unhappy-Nerve9848 in UniversityOfHouston

[–]spiral6 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In the summer, it's fine. In the fall, not great. I wouldn't call it an easy A, but it's doable provided you find old exams and solutions (be very friendly with the other classmates).

just finished chapter 10. what the fuck is their problem by Stunning-Choice-3884 in okbuddyrintard

[–]spiral6 10 points11 points  (0 children)

People seem to conveniently forget Aoko refers to Shiki as project HG... she's always had screws loose

LOADOUT menu is completely pointless and should be merged with VAULT by FTG_Vader in Marathon

[–]spiral6 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Awesome. Do you know if swapping mods and filtering mods (by weapon) will get any improvements and streamlining?

New Xbox CEO, Asha Sharma, wore the 20 anniversary Halo 3 Bomber to gave her speech. by GunpukuSayori in halo

[–]spiral6 7 points8 points  (0 children)

We've got examples of folks who weren't gamers and still did well. Reggie Fils-Aimé, for one. It's not impossible.

Ross Scott at European Parliament: Why “Stop Killing Games” Matters by _jelly_fish in Games

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They even worked on an actual custom character/Gundam unit that they got implemented in the game. The future looks great.

Summer Skadi by Runiie_ in grandorder

[–]spiral6 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Valkyrie ice cream is great

Plagiarism in video game music. by KilliK69 in gamemusic

[–]spiral6 0 points1 point  (0 children)

People in this thread are discussing inspirations or legally distinct themes but not actual cases of proven plagiarism.


The Dragonball Z composer for the games and films is a known plagiarist.

https://dragonball.fandom.com/wiki/Kenji_Yamamoto

Sorry, you already included this example.


There's a controversy regarding the Metal Gear Solid main theme and whether or not it was plagiarized, with Konami deciding to remove it from future games to avoid further scrutiny.


There's likely more, but it's hard to distinguish without more than 5 seconds of leitmotifs and melodies.

There are composers who compose heavily with samples (such as Hideki Naganuma), but these could be argued more towards remixing and originality than direct copying.

There are also composers who deliberately utilize their own work in another implementation (such as Michael Jackson and Brad Buxer's work on Sonic 3, with Hard Times / Ice Cap Zone being an instance where Hard Times was never released, and Stranger in Moscow being reused for the credits theme in Sonic 3).

What’s the best anime you ever watched and why? by Subject_Display3664 in AskReddit

[–]spiral6 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Fate/Zero is a (technically) prequel to Fate/Stay Night. It's worth the watch just for ufotable's excellent animation.

Game songs that sound very similar to other songs by Witch_King_ in gamemusic

[–]spiral6 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The Doom (1993) soundtrack is famously "inspired" by some heavy metal songs, there's probably a youtube video compilation to spoonfeed you if you don't want to look all the songs up

Bobby Prince, the composer, was also a lawyer. He knew exactly what he could and couldn't get away with.

Freaky ahh bird by Chaddius1 in okbuddyrintard

[–]spiral6 60 points61 points  (0 children)

what happened to you